More than a Vote to present music rally for unemployment

Jennifer Lampert, a jazz singer from Weehawken, is playing at the music rally for unemployment this Tuesday at Maxwell's, 1039 Washington St., in Hoboken.

More than a Vote, a community-based political group, is presenting its first quarterly music rally of the year at Maxwell's, 1039 Washington St. This event, occurring Tues., Feb. 16 from 7:30 to 11 p.m., focuses on unemployment. Ellen Marcus of Marcus & Associates and other employment and education specialists will be offering advice on how to procure a job in the floundering economic climate.

Musicians Jennifer Lampert, Julian Peterson, Dave Calamoneri and Jeremy Beck will each play a set. The suggested donation is $10. For more information, call 917-312-8515.

This same organization was also behind Barack n' Roll, a musical rally for Barack Obama when he was running for president. About 30 local musicians performed in October of 2008.